$\begingroup$I don't think this is a duplicate since the OP specifically asks for an export format that "preserves the ability to interact with 3D Graphics" and then settles for a non-interactive animated gif/movie. I am not clear on what is being asked here.$\endgroup$
– bobthechemistAug 12 '14 at 1:57

$\begingroup$@stopple Why is the CDF format not desirable? All the other suggestions pale in comparison with what you can do with CDF.$\endgroup$
– EdmundJul 25 '15 at 13:12

But since the question is "Are there any export formats which preserve the ability to interact with 3D Graphics? (In particular, the ability to rotate.)" I propose the following which I find very interesting:

Export as STL:

Export["~/Spikey.stl", g];

Then one can use Sketchfab to visualize it and get the ability to easily interact with it (sorry for the ~3MB GIF):

$\begingroup$Cannot download applet from Mr Kraus' homepage. The Mathworld link does not seem to work with Safari 11.0.1 even if I allow the Java plugin everywhere: no animation is visible. :-($\endgroup$
– Laryx DeciduaJun 13 '18 at 9:21

$\begingroup$@LaryxDecidua I'm sorry to say that LiveGraphics3D appears to be an abandoned product. The Mathworld example isn't working for me either at this point, but I get a message that it is blocked so I should at least try to figure out how to unblock it. Nevertheless I don't think this will be of much use any more, even though it was once a nice solution.$\endgroup$
– Mr.Wizard♦Jun 13 '18 at 14:53

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